Marisa Mell
Known for: Acting
Marisa Mell (24 February 1939 – 16 May 1992) was an Austrian actress who became a cult figure of 1960s Italian B-movies. She was born as Marlies Theres Moitzi in Graz, Austria. In 1963, she was involved in a violent automobile accident in France. For six hours, she lay unconscious, unaware that she nearly lost her right eye. The disfigurement extended to her lip as well. She spent the next two years undergoing plastic surgery, and no damage remained in her face, except for a distinctive curl of her upper lip. She turned down a seven-year Hollywood contract, saying that while the payment would have been great, "the contract was a whole book. I think that even to go to the toilet I would have needed a permission." In 1967, she performed the title role in the "utterly calamitous" musical Mata Hari alongside Pernell Roberts. After a preview performance in Washington, D.C. that became infamous for its numerous technical problems, producer David Merrick decided to close the production before its scheduled Broadway run. She is best known for the role of Eva Kant in Danger: Diabolik (1968). In the late 1990s, the television show MST3K brought the actress to a new generation of B-movie viewers when the film was featured on an episode. The show also spoofed another of her starring roles in the film Secret Agent Super Dragon. She died in Vienna from throat cancer in 1992, aged 53.
Filmography
Series
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Series
Dalli Dalli
Self
1971
Series
Aktuelle Schaubude
Self
1957
Series
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Series
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
Chantal
1977
Film
The Traveling Companion
Woman with hat-veil
1981
Film
Danger: Diabolik
Eva Kant
1968
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
1984
Film
Violent Blood Bath
Patricia Bataille
1974
Film
The Commissioner
Zappavigna
1983
Film
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
Alka
1960
Film
Traficantes Del Panico
Kim Lombard
1980
Film
One on Top of the Other
Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
1969
Film
Casanova & Co.
Duchess of Cornaro
1977
Film
Casanova '70
Thelma
1965
Film
Mad Dog Killer
Giuliana Caroli
1977
Film
Seifenblasen
TV manager
1985
Film
Ben & Charlie
Sarah
1972
Film
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
1972
Film
French Dressing
Françoise Fayol
1964
Film
Nude Strike
Marisa
1983
Film
Objective: 500 Million
Yo
1966
Film
Versatile Lovers
Isabelle
1970
Film
Mahogany
Carlotta Gavina
1975
Film
Obscene Desire
Amanda
1978
Film
Devil's Ransom
Michèle
1971
Film
Masquerade
Sophie
1965
Film
High Voltage
Laura Moncada
1972
Magic Graz
herself
1972
Film
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
Greta
1976
Film
Gang War in Milan
Jasmina Sanders
1973
Film
The Secret of the Red Orchid
Lilian Ranger
1962
Film
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
Clara Morelli
1981
Film
Operation Double Cross
Frieda
1965
Film
College Girl on Vacation
Violante Castaldi
1980
Film
Ring of Darkness
Agatha
1979
Film
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Olli
1960
Film
Che notte, ragazzi!
Monica
1966
Film
Anyone Can Play
Paola
1967
Film
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Nephele
1990
Film
A Diary of a Murderess
Gina / Elisabeth
1975
Film
Secret Agent Super Dragon
Charity Farrel
1966
Film
Fever of 40!
Linda Martin
1980
Film
Stuntman
Gloria
1968
Film
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
Kaiserin Elisabeth
1972
Film
Where the Bullets Fly
Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
1972
Film
Born Winner
Jusy
1976
Film
Death Will Have Your Eyes
Luisa
1974
Film
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Juanita
1964
Film
Dangerous Affairs
Signora Elena Aloisi
1990
Film
The Great Swindle
Carla
1971
Film
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
Paola
1973
Film
Marta
Marta / Pilar
1971
Film
Ordered to Love
Erika Meuring
1961
Film
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
Liliane
1959
Film
Peccati a Venezia
Melissa
1980
In Zeiten wie diesen
Cleopatra Meier
1989
Film
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Self
1977
Film
City of Fear
Ilona
1965
Film
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
Greta
1975
Film
Venusberg
Florentine
1963
Film
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
Film
The Light of Love
Minor Role
1954
Film
I Love Vienna
Selina
1991
Film
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
Inge
1960
Film
Dr
Klara
1962
Film
Diamond Walkers
Irene de Ridder
1965
Film
The Cry of the Wild Geese
Judith Gare
1961
Der Mörder
Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
1984
Film
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
Brigitte
1964